Valve and spout connection



July 16, 1968 5, YOUNG 3,392,746

VALVE AND SPOUT CONNECTION Filed Sept. 15, 1965 INVENTOR.

' VALVE 'AND SPOUT'CONNECTION Stephen AI Young, Monticello, Ind. Stephen A. Young Corp., Flora, Ind. 46929) 7 Filed Sept. 15,1965, Ser. N0. 487,376

1 Claim-,(Cl. 137-660) This invention relates to valve and spout connections, and primarily to such connections as are usually availed of to supply water to bath tubs in domestic plumbing installations.

In the usual domestic plumbing installation, a concealed valve is mounted behind a wall in such a manner as to provide for the extension therefrom of control means which terminate in handles whereby adjustment of the water pressure and temperature may be effected. Such a valve is usually known as a two-valve, and supplies water to a tub by means of an over rim spout which is piped by commonly provided nipples and elbows to the two-valve fitting and directed to a position above the tub to direct water thereinto.

In the installation of such fittings, the plumber must make up a unit including the valve body which has extending downwardly therefrom a nipple, a ninety degree elbow and a further nipple of just exactly the right length to extend through the wall when the same is finished after the plastering operation is performed.

It will be readily appreciated that the plumber does not always know just how thick the plaster is going to be applied to the wall nor does he always position the valve within the wall in exactly the same position in each installation.

Therefore when the spout is connected to the nipple extending outwardly from the wall, it may need to be removed and a shorter or longer nipple installed thereon so that the spout will have its end flush against the wall and provide a neat pleasing appearance.

The instant invention is designed to obviate all of the foregoing installation problems heretofore existing, by providing a single unitary elbow unit, which itself provides for wide latitude of adjustment of the spout with respect to the wall and thus relieves the plumber from a critical location of the valve within the wall or of exactly calculating the right length of nipple to extend outwardly therefrom.

It is therefore a principal object of this invention to provide a valve and spout connection, which will facilitate the making up of the unit, so that it extends outwardly from a wall, in the most expeditious manner, since it obviates assembly nipples and elbows, and at the same time provide for a wide latitude of adjustment of the spout so that it can be brought into engagement with the wall surface irrespective of the thickness of the plaster or the position of the valve within the wall.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a valve and spout connection which is an integrally formed one-piece elbow which extends from a valve fitting and 3,392,746 Patented July 16, 1968 outwardly from a wall behind which the fitting is mounted,

with suitable provisions for sealing the spout with respect to such connection and at the sametimeprovidingadjust-' ment over a relatively wide range.

Other and more particular objects of the invention will be understood from a consideration of the'specification appended-hereto and disclosed in the drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a typical installation and particularly disclosing the connection of the invention and the latitude of adjustment provided thereby. 1 1 t FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the valve and spout connection by itself to more particularly illustrate the formation thereof. s

Referring now to FIGURE 1, a common type of twovalve fitting is generally denoted at '1 as including the'usual valve body and valve control means from which .thestem 2 extends, with a suitablehandle 3 forI the valve regulas tion of water, it being appreciated that only: a part ofthe valve is disclosed, the supply of water to the valve 1 not being further illustrated but clear to those skilled in the art.

Extending downwardly from the valve body 1, is the connection generally designated 4 which is the subject of this invention. a

The connection 4 includes a tubular body 5 formed preferably of tubing which may be bent so as to provide a leg 6 extending from the body 1 and connected thereto by a suitable male connecting member 7 soldered or otherwise secured thereto, the lower leg 8 being bent at right angles to the leg 6, and terminating in a manner so as to extend outwardly from a wall generally designated 9.

The valve unit 1 is suitably mounted behind the wall 9 by any known means and the leg 8 extends outwardly from behind the wall.

The means at the upper end which were denoted 7, provide for a threaded connection of the body 5 with the valve body 1 as previously suggested, and means are provided at the other end on the leg 8 to adjustably mount a spout generally designated 10 thereon.

The last means mentioned, comprise a threaded segment 11 being a male threaded member as indicated in FIGURE 2, suitably secured to the leg 8 as by soldering or the like, and spaced from the end 12 of said leg 8.

Close to the end 12, and spaced a substantial distance from the threaded portion 11, is a sealing element 13 which for the purposes hereof may be an O-ring as indicated in FIGURE 2.

The O-ring 13 is suitably mounted in a groove 14 formed at the end of the leg 8 and near the end 12 thereof.

The spout 10 is provided with the usual exterior configuration so as to direct water from the outlet 15 thereof downwardly into the tub, the interior of the spout being equipped at the opposite end with an elongated threaded section 16, which extends a substantial distance inwardly so to speak from the end 17 of the spout 10.

Extending toward the central portion of the spout 10, is a female portion 18 of such a diameter that the O-ring 13 will sealingly engage therewith when the spout 10 is moved along the leg 8 as by turning the same availing of the threads 16 therein cooperating with the threads 11 to position the spout as will be understood.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the spout may be positioned within relatively wide limits, so that it may engage at its end 17 with the wall 9 as indicated in full lines in FIGURE 1 or alternatively if the wall 9 should be positioned as indicated in the dotted lines, the dotted line position of the spout 10 would be assumed, all of this time or in all positions disclosed and between the two positions sealing engagement of the spout with the spout and valve connection being operative to maintain a sealed condition.

portiom'on the-body 5 is'arranged to'provide fo'r'th'e' maximum adjustment of the'spout and in most instances it has been foundthat an adjustment of approximately 1 /2 inches along the connection S'is adequate, to compensate for varying conditions such as the location of the valve 1' in the-walland the'thickness of the plaster on the surface of the Wall 9. 5

'Iclaimr r 1. In a valve and discharge spout plumbing connection including a control valve and-remote discharge spout, the combination comprising: a wall mounted valve manifold including at least one valve member connected to a source of pressurized'fluid, means defining a discharge opening from said valve manifold, conduit means connected to said valve manifold and extending to a point remote to said manifold, said conduit means including a substantially tubular unitary body having first and second end portions, said first end portion including 'means sealingly interconnecting'said conduit and said manifold, said second end portion including an elongated sealing and supporting fitting, saidfitting havinga threaded portion adjacent its point of interconnection with said conduit and an extencoaxial with'said. threaded portionand disposed outwardly therefrom away from-"said second -end portion of said tubular unitary body, whereby said nozzle may be sealingly supported on said fittiii'g ahd threadably adjustably supported 'with 'r'espectto said wall.

References Cited I UNITED STATES PATENTS 7-2-4 X HENRY T. KLINKsmxjPrimafr Examine. 

